Does P-Chan from Ranma 1/2 count ? He is a human originally, but still, it's the cutest. And they did try to eat him once or twice.

But my personal favorite has to be Appa from Avatar:The Last Airbender. Okay it's not really an anime, but it's close. And Appa is huge, and you can fly on him. He has to be the best sidekick animal ever ! :D

My favorite anime animal sidekicks are Luna and Artemis from Sailor Moon. They both belong to Usagi and Minako respectively. If it wasn't for Luna and Artemis, they wouldn't be as strong. They helped guide the Sailor Scouts out of so many tough situations. Plus they have a little girl kitten named Diana. She's so cute<3!! But I digress. My favorite anime animal sidekicks will always be Luna and Artemis. Best anime nekos ever :3 *kitty face*
Luna and Artemis have always been the voices of reasons for Usagi,Minako, and all the Sailor Scouts. They're the best cats to have around whenever they were in trouble. They were always there for their Sailor Scouts. Luna,Artemis, and Diana are the best talking cats ever!

The only animal I remember being eaten was Boota from Gurren Lagann, and that was only his tail. However not one of my favorites.

I'm going with the unoriginal classic (because he's kind of right there) and say Ein from Cowboy Bebop. He is unlike other anime mascot simply because he can exist in real life. In doing so, he acts like a real animal, multiplying his level of adorable exponentially. I know mascots aren't technically supposed to do this but I make an exception.

Timcanpy counts? I love Tim! He's so cute (and a little... devilish). I think Fuu's flying squirrel (Samurai Champloo) was great; she always knew when to come at the right times... and when not to come.

The only one I can think of (not counting Pikachu, who is pretty much immortalized) is Blair from Soul Eater. She's pretty much all comic-relief... though she does show a serious side from time to time.

Does a meatbun count as an animal? It has a face~
If so, Meatbun from the 1/2 Prince manga has to be my favorite! He is, after all, a meatbun that eats other, inanimate meatbuns. He could quite possibly be eaten himself~

Not really partial to too many American animal sidekicks (just my opinion, but the pantomiming and "yeah-yeah-yeah"ing dog of the 1970s and before just grates on my nerves... Scooby Doo and Muttley are exceptions, though, for some reason), but when it comes to anime, in my mind, you can't beat Pikachu :D The friendship between him and Ash was a little rocky at first, but there's nothing like seeing someone else's self-sacrifice and devotion to really change somebody's mind.

And while Chopper's not really a sidekick (being one of the main StrawHat Pirates and all), he's certainly an animal and one of my favorites. He tries, his voice is adorable (mostly in Japanese, which also means he's voiced by the same person as Pikachu XD), and... well, he certainly moves a LOT of merchandise... but this last reason is not why I like him XD

Oh yeah, and Yun the baby Wall Penguin from Toriko is a-squeaking-dorable. Particularly the newest episode with the Gourmet Shrine and the chitose candy ^.^

Oh man, almost forgot President Aria from ARIA the ANIMATION. He's a cat, but because he's a Mars cat, he's as intelligent as a human. He's also the president of a gondola company. What more could you want? :D

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